[July 03, 2008] CSR and Skyhook Wireless Plan Partnership Tweet (Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CSR, a global provider of wireless technologies, and Skyhook Wireless, maker of the Wi-Fi Positioning System and XPS 2.0, the hybrid positioning system, announced a partnership that will bring location capabilities to CSR's Wi-Fi silicon. According to company officials, Skyhook Wireless' core technology, the Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS), is software that produces location information by detecting Wi-Fi access points and comparing them against a known database of geo-located points. By combining CSR's UniFi, embedded Wi-Fi chips, and GPS location solutions with Skyhook's positioning capabilities, this partnership will enable device makers to more easily support and launch location based services. "In addition to CSR's eGPS developments, CSR is excited by the potential of Wi-Fi to provide an additional dimension to location information. Skyhook's Wi-Fi location technology is a perfect complement to CSR's leading Wi-Fi and fits well with our GPS developments" said Neil MacMullen , senior vice president for CSR. "By combining Wi-Fi location information provided by Skyhook's technologies to other location sensors, such as GPS, the system has a lot of potential for boosting location technologies." "CSR is a leader in Wi-Fi and GPS solutions," said Michael Shean, vice president of business development for Skyhook Wireless. "Skyhook Wireless is pleased to partner with CSR in order to further the vision of ubiquitous location availability and reliable accuracy." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]